Literature
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Review: Estranged sisters team up in 'The Better Sister'
Apr 22, 2019 7:00 am - "The Better Sister: a Novel" by Alafair Burke (Harper) In "The Better Sister," Chloe Taylor edits a woman's magazine and is married to Adam, a high-profile attorney. She...
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Dine with authors at Ragdale's 'Novel Affair' April 26-27Apr 21, 2019 11:00 pm - Submitted by The Ragdale Foundation Ragdale's 13th Annual "Novel Affair" will bring together acclaimed authors for a two-day celebration of arts education and engagement...
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Wheaton Library sponsors Local Author FestApr 21, 2019 11:00 pm - More than 30 authors from across the area will meet with fans and sign and sell their books at Wheaton Public Library's inaugural Local Author Fest. The celebration will...
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Now that we've all read 'Where the Crawdads Sing,' can we talk about the ending?Apr 21, 2019 7:28 am - There's a line toward the end of "Where the Crawdads Sing" when author Delia Owens appears to send a little wink, a mini-apology, to her readers (aka devout fans who've ...
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Book review: Gorgeous novel explores adopting a foster childApr 21, 2019 7:26 am - "The Risk of Us" by Rachel Howard; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 208 pages With breathtaking brevity, Rachel Howard's debut novel, "The Risk of Us," illuminates the jo...
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Why actor Matthew Gray Gubler is dressed in a monster suitApr 20, 2019 7:28 am - NEW YORK - You have to hand it to actor Matthew Gray Gubler: When he goes, he goes all-in. That's whether he's chasing serial killers on CBS' "Criminal Minds" or putting...
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Book review: An undiagnosed illness haunts D.J. Palmer novelApr 20, 2019 7:27 am - "Saving Meghan" by D.J. Palmer; St. Martin's Press; 384 pages A teenage girl seems to have an illness that doctors cannot diagnose in D.J. Palmer's psychological th...
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Constable: Wood Dale photographer worked for pope's book capturing worldly wisdomApr 20, 2019 1:00 am - Wood Dale photographer gets the job of lifetimes
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Second-place winners in the Dist. 214 Arts Unlimited contestApr 17, 2019 11:00 pm - On Thursday we shared the first-place winners of the Arts Unlimited District 214/Daily Herald Community Arts and Writing Contest. Today, we are proud to present the seco...
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Review: Book offers spirited claim 1999 was film's best ever